City of Ember - Ch 16

P213 – The writer wrote a rhetorical question: “Was there a spot she could duck into?” How does this sentence affect the reader?

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

P213 – Which word could replace ‘frantically’ (last paragraph)?

• Crazily

• Angrily

• Desperately

• Fantastically

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

P214 – In the second paragraph, find a description that seems like a simile.

Write the sentence here.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

214 – In the 3^rd paragraph: why did the guard ‘roar’?

• He was angry

• He wanted to scare Lina

• He was calling for back up

• He was in pain.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

P216 – Lines 5 to 10.

a) What mood or atmosphere does the writer want to create?

• Old and dusty

• Happy remembrances

• Dirty and Mud-stained

• Unpleasant

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

P216 – Lines 5 to 10.

b) What type of figurative language has been used in line 10?

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

P217 – The writer wrote: “On the table was a brass bell the size of a fist.”

EXPLAIN why the writer has described it to be the size of a fist, and not ‘the size of an orange’ or ‘the size of a tennis ball’?

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

P219 – Why has the writer written, “The lights went out.” In its own paragraph?

• It is a change of scene

• It is a change of topic

• To focus the reader on it

• A different speaker.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

P220 – Her lungs were on fire now, her breath was burning her throat…

a) What figurative language has been used?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

P220 – Her lungs were on fire now, her breath was burning her throat…

b) in your own words, what does this description mean?

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5